Question of the Week | December 31, 2018 Free Report What triggers Chinese consumers to start an online search?Question of the Week December 31 2018 – What triggers Chinese consumers to start an online search? Read More
Company Profile | December 31, 2018 Premium Dufry (SIX: DUFN) Company ProfileDufry AG is a Switzerland-based company engaged in the travel retail business under the Dufry, Nuance, World Duty Free, Hellenic Duty Free and Hudson banners, among others. The company operates more than 2,300 duty-free and duty-paid retail shops located in airports, cruise liners, seaports and other tourist locations. Its product assortments include beauty, confectionery, liquor, tobacco, watches and jewelry, electronics, toys and apparel, and publications such as newspapers, magazines and books. Dufry operates in five geographic divisions: Southern Europe and Africa; UK and Central Europe; Eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia; Latin America; and North America. Read More
Company Profile | December 31, 2018 Premium Casino Group (ENXTPA: CO) Company ProfileCasino Guichard-Perrachon SA is a French multinational food and general merchandise retailer that operates hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, cash-and-carry outlets and e-commerce stores. The group’s banners include Monoprix, Casino Supermarchés, Carulla, Pão de Açúcar, Franprix, Vival, Spar, Le Petit Casino, Minuto Pão de Açúcar and Assaí. As of December 2017, the group owned more than 12,200 stores in France, Latin America and the Indian Ocean region, including more than 9,200 stores in France alone. It operates the general merchandise website Cdiscount in France. Read More
Insight Report | December 30, 2018 Premium Retail Opportunities in India and China: What Drives the Key Differences Between Local ConsumersIndia and China two are of the world’s largest economies, but China’s economy has strength in many areas India’s does not. We examine some of these in this report. Read More
Insight Report | December 29, 2018 Premium China’s Fast-Growing Shows Signs of Continued SlowingKey economic data from November show the once break-neck pace of China’s economic growth has continued to slow. Read More
Store Tracker | December 28, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 52: Sears May Close an Additional 50-80 Stores; Gymboree to File for Second Bankruptcy Loan in Less Than Two YearsCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a selected group of retailers in the US And the UK, as well as the major US store bankruptcies. Year to date in 2018, US retailers have announced 5,437 store closures and 2,963 store openings. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 28, 2018 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly December 28, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” takes a look back at key events in retail this year and a look forward to what is on the horizon for 2019. Read More
Insight Report | December 24, 2018 Premium November 2018 UK Retail Sales: Unexpectedly Strong NumbersThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported surprisingly solid retail growth for November, despite downbeat commentary by some major UK retailers. Read More
Insight Report | December 22, 2018 Premium China’s New E-Commerce Law: Opening Up to More Imported Goods While Tightening RulesChina recently unveiled the “People’s Republic of China E-Commerce Law” that will take effect January 1, 2019. The results will be mixed. Read More
Analyst Corner | December 21, 2018 Register for Free Access WEINSWIG’S WEEKLY DECEMBER 21, 2018This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses what US retail sales data and other recent metrics tell us as we enter the holiday homestretch. Read More
Store Tracker | December 21, 2018 Premium Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 51: Laura Ashley Set to Close 40 UK StoresCoresight Research tracks store openings and closures for a selected group of retailers in the US and the UK, as well as major US store bankruptcies. Read More
Insight Report | December 20, 2018 Premium Beauty Insights, Part 4: Cannabis and Beauty—The High Science of Health and WellnessA variety of companies are increasingly using the cannabis plant in beauty brand formulations, as well as in health and wellness products. Read More
Insight Report | December 19, 2018 Premium Ten Days of Holiday Innovators: 2018 Wrap UpCoresight Research recently featured profiles of 10 innovative companies that spanned beauty, health and wellness; apparel, footwear and accessories; and, home in our Ten Days of Holiday Innovators series. Here we summarize some of the key themes we saw. Read More
Insight Report | December 19, 2018 Premium November 2018 US Retail Sales and Traffic: Retail Sales Growth Slows and Traffic Declines SignificantlyTotal US retail sales including automobiles and gasoline increased 4.0% on a year-over-year basis in November, according to the US Census Bureau. This was slower growth compared to October’s 4.5% year-over-year growth. Read More
Company Earnings Update | December 18, 2018 Register for Free Access H&M (STO: HM-B) 4Q18 Sales Update: Constant-Currency Sales Rise 6.0%In 4Q18, H&M grew sales including value-added tax (VAT) by 11.9% in its reporting currency, the Swedish krona. Read More